Wordle Answer for May 20, 2022
Players who opened Wordle on May 20, 2022 were trying to land on GAMER. We've kept the day's hints around so you can revisit them — or use the archive to settle a debate about a tricky past puzzle.
The answer
GAMER
What gamer means
A person who plays video games or other games, especially as a hobby or with serious dedication and skill.
Where the word comes from
Gamer is a modern formation built from the noun game plus the agent suffix -er, which marks a person who performs an action. Game itself comes from Old English gamen, meaning amusement or sport, likely from Proto-Germanic gamanan. The -er suffix descends from Old English -ere and ultimately Proto-Germanic -ari, both denoting "one who does" something. The term gamer as applied to video game players emerged in the late 20th century alongside the rise of digital gaming.
Hints for May 20, 2022
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Synonyms of gamer
- player
- gambler
- ballplayer
- notch
- hardcore
- select
- amateur
- grit
Used in a sentence
My brother spent all weekend playing video games and considers himself a serious _____.
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